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The building blocks of life.
What are atoms?
A negatively charged particle found orbiting the nucleus of an atom.
What is an electron?
Current that moves unidirectionally and has a fixed polarity.
What is direct current?
A circuit whose source is separated from the load causing electron flow to cease.
What is an open circuit?
This is the unit of measurement for electrical pressure.
What is a volt?
These positively charged particles can be found in the nucleus.
What are Protons?
You will find only 2 electrons here.
What is the first or innermost shell?
Current that moves bidirectionally at a rate of 60Hz per second.
What is alternating current?
A circuit that is connected from source to load, allowing electrons to flow and energize the circuit.
What is a closed circuit?
This is the unit of measurement for the rate of flow of valence electrons.
What is an amp?
These subatomic particles can be found hanging out with protons and have a charge of zero.
What are neutrons?
Only 18 electrons are allowed to hang out here.
What is the 3rd ring, orbit or shell?
The current used by batteries moving electrons from the negative pole to the positive pole.
What is direct current?
A parallel path of low resistance that by passes the load, usually accidental.
What is a short circuit?
The opposition to the rate of flow of valence electrons is measured in units that share the name of a German scientist.
What is an Ohm?
These quarks are what holds protons together despite their positive charge wanting to repel them away from eachother.
What are gluons?
This is the name for the outermost shell of an atom.
What is the valence shell?
DC that flows from negative to positive.
What is electron current?
An energy producer, provides energy to a load.
What is a source?
This unit of measurement is used to describe an amount of energy used, energy consumed, heat dissipated, or the rate of doing work.
What is a watt?
Electrons can be found around the nucleus here.
What are orbits, layers, shells, or rings, or electron clouds?
These tiny subatomic particles determine the electrical characteristics of an atom.
What are valence electrons?
Current that flows from positive to negative.
What is conventional current?
In a complete circuit with a source, conductors, controller, and load, of the 4 this is optional.
What is a controller?
These two sets of equations can be used to solve for voltage, current, resistance, and power, so long as two values are given or found.
What are Ohm's Law, and Watt's Law?